It's not easy to "Walk Hard," not easy to live the life that led to being immortalized in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story." Dewey Cox -- singer, songwriter, legend -- would be the first to tell you that, if he were for real. He's not, of course, but there are moments during this smart and genial satire when you could swear he was.That's because this gleefully jaundiced skewering of American popular music in general and biopics like "Walk the Line" and "Ray" in particular knows that humor comes from both loving your source material and knowing it inside out. (Read Turan's full review)
Synopsis for "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"
America loves Dewey Cox! But behind the music is the up-and-down-and-up-again story of a musician whose songs would change a nation. On his rock 'n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 stepkids, stars in his own '70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to--and then kicks--every drug known to man. But despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman--longtime backup singer Darlene.
Opened December 21, 2007 Runtime: 1 hr. 36 min.
R - sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language
Cast: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows, Raymond J. Barry
Director: Jake Kasdan
Genres: Parody/Spoof, Musical Comedy, Comedy
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